DURHAM — Lakeridge Health hospital officials confirm that only one victim from Friday’s massive pileup on Hwy. 401 in Clarington remains in their care. A total of 10 victims were treated at hospital as a result of the horrific crash. Victims of the crash thanked Salvation Army volunteers for the hot drinks and food they  […]

They didn’t knock on anyone’s door or interrupt anyone’s meal. Volunteers in Chilliwack, B.C. dropped off donation bags for residents to fill. Bags were hung from doorknobs and all residents had to do was pack them and set them out for collection a few days later. People could put anything they wanted into the bags  […]

Imagine being so hungry that you are willing to eat someone else’s garbage? Yes, it’s dangerous, and most of us would cringe at the thought, but there are people in cities everywhere who are forced to eat food from trashcans because they are starving and desperate. In December 2012 The Salvation Army and Grey Canada,  […]

Watch students at Toronto’s Centennial College react to a vending machine packed with garbage—items that people living on the street are forced to eat. The Salvation Army and Grey Canada, its advertising agency, embarked on this unique venture to educate a younger demographic, that typically wouldn’t donate financially to the organization, about Canada’s hunger tragedy.

Coping with cold weather is extremely hard if you are homeless. It’s equally as difficult if you are a low-income family. When Shelly contacted The Salvation Army she had no heat in her home. As temperatures dropped Shelly and her diabetic husband, who lived from paycheque to paycheque on a fixed income, were forced to  […]

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As bush fires raged in parts of the Australian island of Tasmania in early January, The Salvation Army quickly deployed emergency response teams to assist affected communities. The Salvation Army’s southern regional emergency services team initially served meals and refreshments to people in the Tasmanian state capital, Hobart, who were disembarking ferries from the bush  […]

Donors, volunteers, sponsors and partners across Canada helped The Salvation Army’s 2012 Christmas Kettle Campaign collect $20.6 million, just short of the Army’s $21 million target. “We’re incredibly grateful for the continued generosity Canadians showed us this Christmas season,” says Graham Moore, Public Relations and Development Secretary for The Salvation Army in Canada and Bermuda.  […]

Toronto, ON January 15, 2013 — Donors, volunteers, sponsors and partners across Canada helped The Salvation Army’s 2012 Christmas Kettle Campaign collect $20.6 million, just short of the Army’s $21 million goal. With nearly 2,000 kettles nationwide, economic conditions played a factor in the public’s overall giving. Despite not reaching the fundraising goal, The Salvation  […]

Imagine using one can of food as a catalyst for change? Canstruction, Inc. is a registered nonprofit organization that holds annual design-and-build competitions to construct fantastic, giant sized, structures made entirely out of canned food. In cities across the country, structures are built, winners declared, and creations go on view to the general public as  […]